Six-storey office block tripped in spectacular fashion. UK demolition contractors will know that the catchphrase “watch it come down” relates to Kent-based Syd Bishop & Sons Ltd. But don’t be fooled. While that phrase is very much in evidence in this video from Dadeland, Miami, this film has nothing whatsoever to do with Syd Bishop….Read moreRead more
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Video – Watch it come down, US-style…
Video – Chill out…
Controlled drop levels part of New York’s Freezer Queen. Here at DemolitionNews, we’re big fans of slow and steady forms of demolition. But there’s no denying that a big controlled drop makes for great viewing. And that’s precisely what the team at Total Wrecking and Environmental have provided with their latest work on the Freezer…Read moreRead more
Video – Dykon downs dusty Duke…
Implosion marks final chapter for Sutton Steam Plant. The last of three boilers at the Sutton Steam Plant outside Wilmington came down Wednesday in an early-morning implosion. The implosion – carried out once again by Dykon Explosive Demolition Corp – removes the last Duke Energy coal plant in eastern North Carolina, and brings to seven…Read moreRead more
Video – Rammer runs riot…
Rammer’s biggest breaker goes to town on turbine deck. On the day that the breaker brand’s new magazine went live comes this great new video documenting the demolition of the turbine deck at the SRP- Coronado Generating facility in St. Johns, Arizona. The Ground Level Co. carried out the demolition, utilising a Cat 385 excavator…Read moreRead more
Video – Going with the grain…
Drone captures fall of grain elevator in cinema-quality. Late last week, a grain elevator was brought down in East Peoria, Illinois. Appropriately, given that Peoria is the spiritual home of construction equipment giant Caterpillar, it was a Cat excavator that brought the structure down. Thankfully for us, a drone pilot by the name of Neil…Read moreRead more
Video – Ron Hull insures completion…
Demolition of former insurance offices near completion. Sheffield-based Ron Hull Group is nearing completion on its demolition of a former insurance company offices in Gloucester. The space has been purchased as part of the expansion of a neighbouring Asda store. This video captures the action:
Video – Coal plant imploded…
Major blast fells French coal plant. Our friends at Ginger CEBTP Démolition have been at it again; this time bringing their explosive demolition expertise to bear on a former coal plant near the city of Nevers in the company’s native France. The work was carried out in conjunction with the demolition team at 4D-DSD:
Video – Moulivakkam tower toppled…
Implosion fells Indian tower block damaged in 2014. An 11-storey building that was declared unsafe after an adjacent block collapsed in 2014 was on Wednesday demolished using implosion technique in less than ten seconds, amid tight security. A posse of police cordoned off the area and residents living about 100 meters near the building were…Read moreRead more
Video – Taking its toll…
Excavator eats toll plaza as Massachusetts goes electronic. Demolition of toll plazas along the Massachusetts Pike has moved along on schedule this week as the state continues the transition to all-electronic tolling. MassDOT reports that crews have entirely or partially demolished the overhead canopies at the toll plazas in West Stockbridge, Lee, Westfield, West Springfield,…Read moreRead more
Video – Telegraph torn down…
Rochdale Town Centre overhaul begins with demolition. Work is finally underway on the demolition of Telegraph House in the heart of Rochdale. The building was originally intended to be demolished when the bus station and Black Box were levelled last year but that proved impossible as one tenant’s lease had not expired. The demolition, which…Read moreRead more
